RE: (TV) issues (nonTV)

[Howard Webb <howard@lasercomp.demon.co.uk>]

Here in the UK its getting harder to find "real" live music in pubs and 
clubs.
When I visited friends in the States a couple of years ago (Lake Tahoe, 
CA), it seemed that there were at least three different gigs happening 
every night in the many bars which did live music. I was amazed, this was 
in a small town. The standard of musicianship was excellent from the local 
bands.
Here in London only well known bands can get gigs easily.

Pubs and clubs need a special licence from the local council to have a band 
play live music, so many of them get round this by having two guys on 
guitar and a tape machine.  I think two people doesn't count as a band. 
They always play Hotel California!
Even this dire cop-out is dying out, being replaced by f***ing karaoke 
evenings.
So, I guess I have to say I hate live bands using tapes.

Although, i have just found a pub a few miles from me which has excellent 
jazz evenings once a week.

-Howard

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